Wood ID please

[djones]

Here we go. I have a few trees in the back lot that have these leaves on them. Some of the leaves are 10-12 inches across. The trees are about 8" dia. at the moment and not big enough to cut. I can't find any reference photos in my books so I'm asking for your specialized skills in answering my question.

I do know that the deer enjoy rubbing their antlers on these trees when they are small.

 

[HarleyT]

Red Maple

 

[Guido Salvage]

Maple leaves are 3 lobed and none would be 10"-12" across.

 

[lone wolf]

Moose Maple https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Acer_pensylvanicum

 

[Gypo Logger]

Tulip Poplar.

 

[pioneerguy600]

Tulip Poplar.

Nope, those are Moose wood leaves, Tulip Poplar are also 4 lobed or tipped. The Moose wood leaves grow to be very wide/large.

 

[buzz sawyer]

I agree with moose maple.

 

[Gypo Logger]

Nope, those are Moose wood leaves, Tulip Poplar are also 4 lobed or tipped. The Moose wood leaves grow to be very wide/large.

I have never heard of moose maple. At first I thought lone wolf was just joking.lol
Does moose maple have any other local names like Manitoba Maple?
Im learning something here.

 

[lone wolf]

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Acer_pensylvanicum

 

[Twindad]

Never heard it called moose maple, probably because we don't have moose around here. It's striped maple, Acer pennsylvanicum which, according to pioneerguy, is called moose maple farther north.

 

[pioneerguy600]

Yes it grows up here in good quantity, the wood is very soft and the bark is striped, leaves grow real large. I have never burned the wood in a stove just like I never burn poplar, very little heat for the effort needed to lay it in, season, store and drag it in to burn. There will be very little ash left after burning.

 

[Adirondackstihl]

What we call striped maple. Doesn't get much bigger than 6-8" dia.
Maybe 25-30' tall.
See a lot of it around the Adirondack ponds & lakes.

 

[Gypo Logger]

Almost sounds like an introduced ornamental shade tree. Moose isnt very flatering.
My ex went to the hair salon and asked the hair dresser if she could make her look like Elke Sommers
The hairdresser said no, but I can make you look like a moose in winter. Lol

 

[lone wolf]

Almost sounds like an introduced ornamental shade tree. Moose isnt very flatering.
My ex went to the hair salon and asked the hair dresser if she could make her look like Elke Sommers
The hairdresser said no, but I can make you look like a moose in winter. Lol

Did you miss your ex?

 

[pioneerguy600]

I have never found a real large Moose wood tree, 10 - 12" at the base and around 45' tall would be the larger ones. Not sure why the oldtimers call them Moose wood, never seen a moose eat one...LOL

 

[Gypo Logger]

Did you miss your ex?

No. They say a good man never gets away, but I was one of the lucky ones. Lol

 

[MustangMike]

I was also going to say Striped Maple. The deer love to rub it. There is tons of it at my upstate (Catskill) property, but you don't see much of it down here.

It is relatively soft wood, and does not get real big.

 

[Greenthorn]

I was going to say box elder......

 

[Adirondackstihl]

I was going to say box elder......

Good thing you didnt

 

[djones]

Moose maple sounds like and looks like the only possible answer. Personally I have never heard of it but I have some small trees of the stuff and one large (8" dia. and 35-40' tall) tree. It does have the striped smooth bark you mentioned. Thanks for clearing up the lingering question.